CENTRE appears to have blacklisted an address holding USDC for the first time

CENTRE appears to have blacklisted an address holding USDC for the first time

The Block     •     July 8, 2020, 7:40 pm

In a first of its kind, an Ethereum address holding nearly 100,000 USDC stablecoin has been blacklisted.  The transaction, viewed through blockchain explorer Etherscan, appears to show that a…

US stocks gain, lifted by tech, amid investor optimism around economic reopening

Finance     •     July 8, 2020, 8:15 pm

US stocks rose on Wednesday as investors assessed economic-reopening efforts in the face of climbing coronavirus cases, which hit a single-day record of 60,000 on Tuesday. The surge in new cases…

As XRP Rallies, Here’s the Level Top Traders Plan on “Shorting With Fury”

The Bitcoin News – Bitcoin and Blockchain News     •     July 8, 2020, 8:00 pm

The aggregated cryptocurrency market is beginning to flash some signs of strength after an extended period of sideways trading Altcoins have been leading the market higher, as Bitcoin has remained…

Microsoft helps take down coronavirus scam websites

Decrypt     •     July 8, 2020, 8:27 pm

Tech giant Microsoft has taken legal action against scammers who are using the coronavirus to con its users out of sensitive information or money. Documents unsealed today by the U.S. District Court…

Binance’s Second Acquisition of 2020 Is Related to Crypto Debit Cards

Cointelegraph.com News     •     July 8, 2020, 8:31 pm

Binance will join Swipe’s board of directors, but the firm is “able to run the company independently from Binance.”